Kudiyattam is the oldest existing theatre form in the world which claims a continuous performance history since 200 BC. It is not one of the dance form from India but the only remaining example of Sanskrit theatre. Kudiyattam was performed in temple theatres known as Kuthampalams and flourished owing to royal patronage until about the middle of 20th century. However, the very survival of this performance form was threatened with the thorough change in the political structure of emerging India in 1940’s and the waning of the royal patronage. But Kudiyattam survived through difficult times by inviting a series of changes to the ways in which it was preserved and fostered. The aim of my paper is to analyse such factors that saved Kudiyattam ...
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Kudiyattam is the oldest existing theatre form in the world which claims a continuous performance hi...
Kutiyattam, the only surviving form of Sanskrit theatre, has a recorded history of more than ten cen...
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Mak yong is an ancient dance-theatre form incorporating the elements of ritual, stylized dance and a...
Abstract: This article discusses the challenges to KaÊÊaikkâttu, a folk theatre performed in the nor...
Deposited with permission of the author. © 1999 Dr. David WillmerParsi theatre, which emerged in Bo...
Kudiyattam is the oldest existing theatre form in the world which claims a continuous performance hi...
Kutiyattam, the only surviving form of Sanskrit theatre, has a recorded history of more than ten cen...
Kutiyattam, practiced in Kerala, India, is the only living Sanskrit dance-theater tradition today. I...
International audienceBy instituting the “classical” genre in the 1950ies, the Indian government ele...
Contemporary dance, a field distinctly known for privileging innovation and experimentation, has had...
This paper is centred upon the prevalence and growing popularity of Bharatanatyam in Singapore throu...
International audienceThe dance form Odissi is considered by the Indian government to be the classic...
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Abstract: Decolonization, as a post-colonial movement, attempts to dismantle colonial effects and im...
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Abstract: Researchers interested in the heritage of dance-theater in India face a major obstacle: or...
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Abstract: This article discusses the challenges to KaÊÊaikkâttu, a folk theatre performed in the nor...
Deposited with permission of the author. © 1999 Dr. David WillmerParsi theatre, which emerged in Bo...